Charlotte Duren

Jefferson Exchange Producer

Charlotte Duren grew up in the Seattle area and previously worked as a reporter for NPR stations in Salt Lake City and Wrangell, Alaska. She graduated from Southern Oregon University in 2010 where she spent her mornings as a student board operator for the Jefferson Exchange. Charlotte is responsible for booking guests on the Jefferson Exchange and is always looking to hear from community members about interesting events and issues going on in and around the state of Jefferson.

There are some medical situations for which the universal response is "you should see a doctor." One doctor begs to differ, at least in some circumstances.

Dr. Eric Topol, himself an M.D., says modern technology brings us to a "Gutenberg moment" in medicine. Your smartphone could take care of many of the basic diagnostic tasks you now get from seeing a physician or nurse.